New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-01
OFF FOR NICARAGUA.
TO THROW DE LEssEPs IN THE SHADE.


HhIhiCAS ENGINEERS SET OUT TO SURVEY
ROUTE FOR THE NEW CANAL.
How soon viii commerce be enabled TO pass from
The Cult Of Mexico Into the Paclnc' The projectors
"a tha Nicaragua Canal declare that in six years that
m"rh delayed problem VIII be solved and that from
1894 there Will he further necessity for vessels
OF any class or size plying between the ports Of the
Atlantic ard Pacific Coasts to encounter the dangers
OF The Horn. Tho steamship Fiondo, Captain Brown
r'gg' sailed from her berth in Brooklyn yester
day. with tho canal company's expedition under Sub
Chlcf Engineer x. T. peary. board. The IIondo Is
vessel Of 1850 tons and belongs to line of traders
hch Ply regularly between New York and Boston
ana the Central American Gulf ports. Her present
outward voyage Is for the sole convenience OF the
expedition aud she carries full cargo OF tools I'M
pIemcnts and provisions. as we'll largo number
of passengers. The expedition, finally composed,
IS follows:
Besi Is active Of forty officers and experts,
the staff includes two experienced locors and 100
men. J. f. Ford sent ahead some weeks arc
to secure aborers AZ Fortune Island aud Port MIGRANT,
Jam ca, and viii join the iondo with his contingent
when She calls al those points on her way oIt The
equipment. provisions. tools and apparatus have been
selected by experts with special reference 10 the con
GitlOns that are to be met tho Is'hmus and with
view to securing the most favorable and hcal'hiui
circumstances Tor every member OF the survey
further force o; city men has been assembled by an
OF the company at CIcytOwn. and rs soon as the
e1vcdlton arrives a central cncGmpmcnt VIII be
formed at the mouth o.. the Pic san Francisco, AT me
end Of Lake Nicaragua From this point the various
pa4tlcs VIII b., sent out by SuL-Chcf Icaiy. and VIII
consist Of five land surveying parties. ono boring
patty and ono photographic party each oI Nhi'h
will ho accompanied by necessary aborer'.
rho IIondo is expected 10 reach CrcytoWn on DC
cember o. Operations VIII commence as soon as
rlssibc thccaf er and Mr.. Pcary THINKS the survey
viii be completed In about six months. 1t Is tho III
,. lton of tho company To pu Il the canal 10 comp"
? "a with the least possible delay. The Hondo was
.ortcI "a, FAR q, sandy Hook by thr steamer sam
loan with "A party Of about 100 gentlemen on board
4 lunch wa, served and tL' band OF the 'lPt i"e'
Iucnt d,courcd sons Of ils choicest SELECTIONS li'
..ou,ins cheers went up from The friends ana vel
wl.hcr- " the enterprise which were answered D''h
r-om the Ioudo rs she turned hct pro" south" ara
Now remarked one Of the guests OF ine company
We shall SEE What American pluck and energy can Io
.aw.lI ma. lax o., ship way hi"Htii 'I' ''' ~
I-t,u,u. among the pa, ,cusciS on the sam 'l"''
aero Harrison Garrett. Of haiiim"i'' - W 81"
q iu. recently United states Minister 10 I'Ia't 90
" Miller. MANAGER OF The st0nrn-i"h LHc
tt.u. d. .tlilu ultrn -fttrr Navy '.'.-l 'N-'
81 ii,r.lr,~. llcrlfip GiIndn Minister ol N''
=. a. thuich. OF The Amy ana Navy J""'t'i =,
Lancaster of Richmond, Va iF. .l',.Hi
connie a. d~ Ppmp euai, OF tail- N,'"t MANY
& ofhcaI. Consul General ot Nlct''-u@ az .,.i,.n1
,tt,,. t~ir...m expressing regret "'7 IT, .
frnn Eca-A iuuat Ammcu. "h" mas a." ~ ono
.,n,flv nl.Il oi the NIcdrdsuah li".''' ~
aim .N senator ilUiul-.